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ELLIOTT D. CAMPBELL, OIE SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FLATIRON.

Application led July V'7,

' This invention relates to flat irons, and more particularly tolelectric flat irons.

An object ot m rpresent invention is the provision of a at ironco-'extensive 'in length with the width of the ironing board, and whichmay be lifted above the ironing board by means hereinafter describedwhen it is desired to push the iron onto the material being ironed', andso constructed that with the iron above the ironing board the former maybe readily pushed jforward onto' the piece being ironed, without thenecessity of directly lit'ting the iron.

With theA foregoing object inview, to-y gether with such other objectsand advantages as may subsequently appear, this invention resides intheconstruction and ar-` rangement ot parts hereinafter'.describedandrclaimed, and illustrated 'in the accompanying drawings, in whiclr- YFigure 1 is a perspective view ofthe flat iron ot my invention, showingthe saine on a portion of an ironing board.

Figure 2 is an end view of a modification of the flat iron shown inFigure 1.

Referring to the drawings vtor a more detailed description thereof, it Jwill be seen that the numeral 1 indicates. an ironing board on whichrests the iat iron 3 which is substantially'of the same length as thewidth ot' the ironing board, lso that the obmay ber ironedv with maximume'lificiency.V The fiat iron is ot the electricaltype, that is to say,it may be heated electrically by means of any well known apparatus Atorthat purpose. y and 5 indicate` terminals ot the electrical conductorswhich are underneath the casing 6 ot the fiat iron. The casing 6 isprovided at itsV ends with extensions to which are ject to be ironedpivoted vertical guide Vrollers 8, the distance between which isslightly greater than `the Width of the ironing board.l so that anobject to be ironed if wider than the ironing board may lie between oneor both of the guide rollers 8 and the'sides of the ironing board. Thecasing@ is preferably rounded at its lower forward edge and at itsforward lower corners 9 and is pushed forward by a. handlel0extending`rearwardly :trom the trailing side ot' the. flat iron. y Aroller l2 is pivoted to projections 15 and 16 which The 'numerals Ll1926. "serial No. 121,017..

are secured to the'casing of the iron and eX- i tend' beyond'thetrailing side of the casingV of the iron. These lrollersare thereforeseparated somewhatirom the casing. The

.iat iron proper is indicated' by `the numeral 17. After a piece to beironed is placed on the board, the iron may be pushedv onto the y' yeen,

piece to be ironed by pushing downfon the handle 10 untilthe weight otheiron is on the rollers 12 and the iron is raised above the piece to beironed. The iron may then tue of the rollers 12. In the form shown inFigure 2 the ,rollers""12,need'not be provided', as the trailing edge ofthe flat iron be rolled onto the piece to be ironed byvirproper or ofthe casing or ot both may be 'i rounded.

'The ironing Vboard 1, shown in conjunetion or co-operation with myimproved'iron. 1s offaV type wherein the sides of the board are parallelfrom one endrof theboard to the other,vin order to operativelyaccommodatek actions of the rollers 8 Vanywhere within the lengthotl theboard.

As shown in Figure 3, one end of vthe board is provided lwith an iron,vrest 1S',

whichmay vbe` formed of metal, asbestos or` any other suitable material,so as to protect the board when the iron is at rest or not in use. I

I claim -v ee p 1. A flat iron yprovided with rollers adjacent itstrailing edge, said iron being substantially co-eXtensive in length,withV theA Y width of the ironing boar-don which it is usedV andprovidedl at itis. ends with guide rollers extending downwardly, thedistance Y* between 'said rollers "being slightly greater than the widthof the ironing board.

V2. A flat iron comprising a rectangularly- [shaped vvbody portionAhaving a length equal to the width ot' an ironing board, a handlecarried by said body portion and rollers disposed at'the rear corners ofsaid body'portion, and normally being positioned above the under surfaceot `said body, said rollers being brought into contact with the ironingboard `when, said handle is depressed, Wherevby said rollers body.

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